Gabon national football team
national association football team
Gabon national football team is the national football team of Gabon.
| Nickname(s) | Les Panthères (The Panthers) Les Brésiliens (The Brazilians) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Gabonese Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | UNIFFAC (Central Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Daniel Cousin | ||
| Captain | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | ||
| Most caps | Didier Ovono (111) | ||
| Top scorer | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (24) | ||
| Home stadium | Stade Omar Bongo | ||
| FIFA code | GAB | ||
| |||
| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 79  2 (22 December 2022)[1] | ||
| Highest | 30 (July 2009) | ||
| Lowest | 125 (April–May 2003) | ||
| First international | |||
 Upper Volta 5–4 Gabon  (Madagascar; 13 April 1960) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Gabon 7–0 Benin  (Libreville, Gabon; 2 April 1995) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Cameroon 6–0 Gabon (Abidjan, Ivory Coast; 26 December 1961)  Morocco 6–0 Gabon (Rabat, Morocco; 15 November 2006) | |||
| Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1994) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals, 1996 and 2012 | ||
The team has never qualified for a World Cup. Gabon has participated in 7 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments (1994, 1996, 2000, 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2017).
The team's home stadium is the Stade Omar Bongo in Libreville. The stadium can fit 41,000 people.[3]
Recent matches
changeSource:[4]
| Date | Type of Game | Home Team | Result | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 June 2017 | Friendly | Gabon
|
0–0 |  Zambia
|
| 10 June 2017 | 2019 AFCON Q |  Mali
|
2–1 | Gabon
|
| 12 August 2017 | 2018 CHAN Q |  Equatorial Guinea
|
cancelled | Gabon
|
| 19 August 2017 | 2018 CHAN Q | Gabon
|
cancelled | Equatorial Guinea
|
| 2 September 2017 | 2018 FIFA WCQ | Gabon
|
0–3 |  Ivory Coast
|
| 5 September 2017 | 2018 FIFA WCQ | Ivory Coast
|
1–2 | Gabon
|
| 7 October 2017 | 2018 FIFA WCQ | Morocco
|
3–0 | Gabon
|
| 10 October 2017 | Friendly | Gabon
|
0–1 | Benin
|
| 11 November 2017 | 2018 FIFA WCQ | Gabon
|
0–0 | Mali
|
| 15 November 2017 | Friendly | Gabon
|
0–0 |  Botswana
|
| 22 March 2018 | 2019 AFCON Q | Gabon
|
v. |  Burundi
|
| 5 September 2018 | 2019 AFCON Q | Gabon
|
v. |  South Sudan
|
| 9 September 2018 | 2019 AFCON Q | South Sudan
|
v. | Gabon
|
Records
change- As of 31 June 2017
Top scorers
change| # | Player | Goals | Caps | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 23 | 56 | 2009– |
| = | Théodore Nzue Nguema | 23 | 77 | 1995–2005 |
| 3 | Guy Roger Nzamba | 21 | 47 | 1988–2000 |
| 4 | Brice Mackaya | 15 | 38 | 1992–1999 |
| 5 | Daniel Cousin | 13 | 56 | 2000–2014 |
| 6 | Malick Evouna | 12 | 32 | 2012– |
| = | Valéry Ondo | 12 | 36 | 1988–2001 |
| 8 | Bruno Zita Mbanangoyé | 11 | 68 | 1999–2012 |
Most appearances
change| # | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Didier Ovono | 102 | 20 | 2003–2017 |
| 2 | François Amégasse | 82 | 9 | 1984–2000 |
| 3 | Cédric Moubamba | 81 | 2 | 1998–2012 |
| 4 | Théodore Nzue Nguema | 77 | 23 | 1995–2005 |
| 5 | Etienne Kassa-Ngoma | 74 | 7 | 1985–1997 |
| 6 | Bruno Ecuele Manga | 70 | 8 | 2007– |
| 7 | Bruno Zita Mbanangoyé | 68 | 11 | 1999–2012 |
| 8 | Rodrigue Moundounga | 65 | 1 | 2001– |
| 9 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 56 | 23 | 2009– |
| = | Daniel Cousin | 56 | 13 | 2000–2014 |
References
change- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ↑ Stade Omar Bango
- ↑ "Gabon - Gabon - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mamrud, Roberto. "Gabon – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
Other websites
change- Homepage of the national team Archived 2018-12-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Gabon Archived 2018-06-20 at the Wayback Machine at FIFA.com
